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Published: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Police arrest one driver in head-on collision

An early morning head-on collision Wednesday sent one person to the hospital and another to jail.

Lubbock Police said Mackenzie Brown, 20, was driving a Chevy Tahoe east in the 900 block of 19th Street around 2:15 a.m. Approaching from the west in the 800 block of 19th Street was Cathy Olmos, police said.

Brown turned left onto the access road of Interstate 27 and right into the path of Olmos' Pontiac Sunfire, according to a police record.

Olmos, 34, was taken to University Medical Center, and Brown was taken into police custody for allegedly driving under the influence.

More than 10,000 feet of electrical wire and several hundred feet of copper pipe valued at $3,100, was stolen from the school, according to police records.

Sunset Electrical, in the 7700 block of 34th Street, had more than 1,200 feet of specialty cable, valued at $10,000, stolen when burglars broke in, according to police records.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Line at 741-1000.

Law enforcement wonders who's shooting property

WOLFFORTH - Police are investigating a pair of shootings within a 10-day period involving property damage.

On Tuesday, Jimmy Henry reported a window at one of his construction company sites was shot out, according to a police report. Two bullet holes were found in the window frame of the building by a police officer.

On Sept. 17, the windows in the doors at a Family Dollar were shot out, according to a police record.

Anyone with information about either shooting is asked to call detective Sean Cole at 866-4605.